[][[T-MONEY[][] wrote:Bob Dobbs wrote:Welcome back!
Thanks!
Pretty impressed to see how the DC Scene has progressed! I still have my original launch Dreamcast and would like to fit one of the ODEs to it, but think I may just find a scrap one and build it back up from there. My original Dreamcast is in pristine condition still and don't want to screw it up!
I wouldn't worry much about that unless you were trying to install HDMI mods, the ODE solutions really are just swap & drop. If anything goes wrong, like a defective GDemu board or anything like that, you can easily pop the GD-rom drive back in, no harm no foul.
I've not been active in the community from those days but I was right there with the Dreamcast on Christmas 99, I agree the advancements have been really impressive. If translations of Japanese games or undubs sound like something you'd like to explore there's a ton of great stuff to see now. The recent Berserk re-translation I've found to be really impressive.
Glad to see the Dreamcast has interested you again, it's an incredible console with a very high percentage of great games in its library. I've messed around with HDD mods, flash carts, softmods, etc. for a lot of consoles over the years, but the Dreamcast is what keeps me interested because 9 times out of 10 any random game I decide to play on it is going to be enjoyable. It's also the gift that keeps on giving. New prototypes, homebrews, translations, software applications, etc. release at a pretty steady clip and it seems like they have for decades now thanks to a really solid community putting in lots of care and effort.